Westhoughton
Westhoughton ranks 5,338th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Biella, La Vega, Dominican Republic, and Armentières. Memorable people born in Westhoughton include Robert Shaw, Francis Lee, and Nicky Hunt. Westhoughton has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Westhoughton is located in United Kingdom.
Westhoughton is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Bolton, 5 miles (8 km) east of Wigan and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Manchester. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1927 and 1983, Westhoughton was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Robert Shaw, Francis Lee, and Nicky Hunt.
People Born in Westhoughton
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Robert Shaw
ACTOR
1927 - 1978
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1
Francis Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 2
Nicky Hunt
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 15.26
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Westhoughton were soccer players (2), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Westhoughton, including Francis Lee, and Nicky Hunt. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Westhoughton, including Francis Lee, and Nicky Hunt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Westhoughton since 1700.
